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Here are our starts and sits for Week 11 of Fantasy Football.

This week I checked in with freshman Connor Dunker, a member of St. Louis U. High’s varsity swim team. This past Thursday, Dunker placed 7th in the state final 500 freestyle and was voted swimmer of the year by his teammates.

The wait is over. After eight long months of no racquetball, the varsity squad is ready to get straight into the season.  Coached by Stephen Deves and Robert Hoffmann and looking for their twelfth consecutive National Championship and 16th title overall, the St. Louis U. High racquetball team is already showing its dominance on the court. A perfect sweep against Lindbergh’s varsity squad on Nov. 14 shows that SLUH is a once again a force to be reckoned with thanks to a very deep and talented team. 

After winning the district championship last year for the first time in six years, St. Louis U. High basketball looks to build on their momentum. However, things are different now.

Coming off a ninth place finish at state on Nov. 4, the top St. Louis U. High cross country runners traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to race at the Nike Midwest Regional Meet (NXR) this past Friday. The Jr. Bills dominated, recording fast times on their way to first place as a team in the overall open race, with senior Tim Greiner securing third place individually and first place in his heat.

The St. Louis U. High hockey team faced off against Vianney last Friday. The Jr. Bill's defense hindered  the Griffins scoring ability while creating frequent scoring opportunities throughout the game but fell short of securing a win, ending in a 1-1 tied.

To finish off a grueling season, the SwimBills of St. Louis University High took their talent to the state level and placed fifth last Friday. 

Here are our starts and sits of Week 10 of the NFL season. 

The defending state hockey champions of St. Louis U. High picked up where they left off from last season in decisive victories over Priory and Chaminade last week. The Jr. Bills bested Priory in a 7-1 victory last Friday and carried their momentum for a 3-0 shutout against Chaminade the following Monday. With a stacked roster full of returners and new stars, the Jr. Bills are looking to go back to back once again on the ice.

The St. Louis U. High varsity cross country team competed in the state meet in Columbia, Mo. last Saturday, producing mixed results en route to a 9th place finish. Coming off a successful regular season and a 2nd place in districts, the Jr. Bills looked to place high in a highly competitive state meet.

Hoping for another team trophy, SLUH sent the senior runners that didn’t compete to be the hype squad, waving the giant purple SLUH flag against the raging wind and covering themselves with paint. 

The St. Louis U. High soccer season came to another heartbreaking end this past Saturday with a 3-2 loss to Chaminade in the district final with a trip to the state tournament on the line. The Jr. Bills knew that they would be tested as Chaminade had a dominant record on the season, including a convincing win against John Burroughs earlier in the week.

The St. Louis U. High Valorant team came up big at the Extra Life Charity Tournament hosted at the Science Center last weekend, with the SLUH Blue team taking home gold and the White team silver. 

The tournament originally consisted of eight teams from seven different schools, but the pool had narrowed to just four by Saturday’s live event. The Science Center provided an excellent venue for the competition, complete with collegiate level casters and a big screen for the audience to watch. 

St. Louis U. High has historically boasted a strong soccer program on all levels. Success is often solely attributed to the depth of talented soccer players in the student body, but coaches' commitment to developing and guiding their team also plays an essential role in the success of a program. One of these dedicated coaches who contributed to the success of the team, Tom McCarthy, decided last summer to step down from coaching soccer after 37 years.

Senior Lucas Hammond announced his verbal commitment to continue his soccer journey at John Hopkins University on October 22nd. 

Here are our starts and sits for Week 9 of Fantasy Football

This week I enjoyed some beautiful fall weather outside with freshman Jordan (JT) Taylor of the St. Louis U. High varsity football team. Taylor usually starts at linebacker but stepped up last week as the starting running back against Seckman in the district quarterfinal. He rushed for 211 yards and scored 3 touchdowns in a narrow 50-41 loss.

The Jr. Bills set sail again on three separate occasions to crush their MCC opponents on all levels this past weekend in what was the end of the season for many swimmers.

The weekend started off strong with Friday’s final regular season meet for the varsity squad, the MICDS Invitational, in which St. Louis U. High sparred with the likes of De Smet, John Burroughs, Vianney, and seven other area schools. The Bills came in third, barely outscoring Vianney 303-302. However, the meet had not seen the full power of SLUH’s lineup, since it served as a chance for some of the team’s less experienced swimmers to take the big stage while the rest prepared fervently for the next day’s MCC tournament.

Although the regular season wrapped up for all non-state runners last Wednesday at the Findley Invitational, after a strong performance at the District Meet, the varsity seven have turned their sights to the state race this coming Friday.

With the regular season over, the St. Louis U. High soccer team entered the District Tournament and are off to a very strong start, winning both of their first games with ease. Placed in the difficult District 3, SLUH is set to face some very difficult competition. They opened up play this past Saturday against Hazelwood Central, followed by a game on Tuesday night against Francis Howell North. 

In a high-scoring back and forth thriller for last Friday night’s district quarterinal, Seckman’s running game proved to be too much for SLUH’s defense as the Jr. Bills fell inches short of a victory, losing to the Jaguars 50-41.